Telecaster Neck Template
Telecaster Neck Template - Added another veneer at the back, which i was clamping and gluing. I masked off the neck because i need to do clear sanding sealer and then apply the neck amber. The highest frets closest to the bridge (assuming we leave the bridge/saddle height untouched). Scratch building a neck is more difficult but many people choose to buy a ready made after market neck, you can decide if that makes sense. I ordered and received the ron kirn tele template and happy with it and now i was wondering if such a thing exists for a tele neck? So there was a 1/16th gap around the whole neck on 3 sides. The purpose of the template is to keep all wood removal in relationship to each other, the neck pocket to bridge location the most critical.
When i do the p/u holes my templates use their mounting holes. The neck is slightly trickier but if you are a reasonably competent wood worker you can easily make a body. Location of drilling between routs and for strap buttons. Its only slightly more difficult to add the dropped top.
Neck routing for truss rods; The entire front of the headstock is a veneer. Added another veneer at the back, which i was clamping and gluing. Pickguard holes (for making your own pg). Location of drilling between routs and for strap buttons. Hello all quite possibly a stupid question.
Neck routing for truss rods; Leo designed it that way. But if it is, the answer should make me less stupid hey? I masked off the neck because i need to do clear sanding sealer and then apply the neck amber. Even with a template the early '50's bodies had variations in the lip of the open side of the neck pocket not lining up with the neck.
But if it is, the answer should make me less stupid hey? What happens after that has elluded builders for decades as several guitars require shimming because of the neck, or the neck pocket. The purpose of the template is to keep all wood removal in relationship to each other, the neck pocket to bridge location the most critical. When i took the pickguard off, the neck was about 1//16th away from the back of the pocket near the neck pickup.
The Neck Is Slightly Trickier But If You Are A Reasonably Competent Wood Worker You Can Easily Make A Body.
The purpose of the template is to keep all wood removal in relationship to each other, the neck pocket to bridge location the most critical. Neither one is exclusively responsible! Scratch building a neck is more difficult but many people choose to buy a ready made after market neck, you can decide if that makes sense. Neck routing for truss rods;
A Second Reason For Doing The Neck Pocket Before The P/U Cavities (And Bridge) Is That Once Your Neck Is Set You Can Establish The Centerline Of The Neck At The Bridge.
When i do the p/u holes my templates use their mounting holes. So there was a 1/16th gap around the whole neck on 3 sides. The neck angle determines how close the frets get to the strings, esp. Location of drilling between routs and for strap buttons.
I Cannot Clamp To The Finished Front Without Masking It Off And Putting Some Insulation Or The Clamps Will Leave Marks On The Finish.
Neck profiles at 1st and 12th frets; Different body, neck and bridge designs will lead to different neck angles relative to the body, mainly due to the heights of the fingerboard and bridge (saddles) relative to the. It played well and sounded good, you just had to be careful not to pull or push the neck. I ordered and received the ron kirn tele template and happy with it and now i was wondering if such a thing exists for a tele neck?
Even With A Template The Early '50'S Bodies Had Variations In The Lip Of The Open Side Of The Neck Pocket Not Lining Up With The Neck.
I masked off the neck because i need to do clear sanding sealer and then apply the neck amber. I screw my template into the area where the pickups will go (i simply don't trust double stick tape). Its only slightly more difficult to add the dropped top. The entire front of the headstock is a veneer.
Basic paths to be followed for neck shaping and at head transition. Pickguard holes (for making your own pg). A second reason for doing the neck pocket before the p/u cavities (and bridge) is that once your neck is set you can establish the centerline of the neck at the bridge. Neither one is exclusively responsible! I cannot clamp to the finished front without masking it off and putting some insulation or the clamps will leave marks on the finish.